Introducing the New Rules for Cadastral Survey 2010

The new Rules for Cadastral Survey 2010 include significant differences from the current 2002 Rules, and their commencement is planned for May 2010. Here you can find useful resources aimed at helping surveyors prepare for the new Rules coming into effect.

Introduction to the new Rules

This document details information such as the significant differences between the current and new Rules, and how surveyors can prepare for the introduction of the new Rules.

Download Introducing the New Rules for Cadastral Survey 2010 (PDF 541KB).

Seminar presentation

A series of education seminars were held around the country in September 2009 to inform surveyors and their staff of the changes to the existing Rules, and the implications for cadastral surveys.

Dowload the seminar presentation (ppt 1.75MB).

Questions & answers

Questions from surveying professionals were captured at the Rules seminars, covering many topics. more...

Guidelines

New guidelines will be published prior to the new Rules coming into effect and will explain the content of the new Rules, the relationships between related rules, and will provide interpretation of the Rules, such as their applicability in certain situations.

Complying in advance

Surveys will need to be undertaken in terms of the new Rules if these surveys might be lodged after the commencement date of the new Rules. From this date, changes to Landonline will mean that only surveys complying with the new Rules can be lodged.

Any surveys that will be completed and submitted before the new Rules come into effect can continue to be carried out in terms of the current 2002 Rules.

The introduction document provided above outlines steps surveyors can take in situations where it is uncertain if a survey may be completed before or after the new Rules come into effect. These steps allow surveyors to comply as best as possible with both sets of Rules and help minimise the number of changes required to affected cadastral survey datasets.